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Kirk Mettam

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Executive Vice President at TYLin
📍 Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Kirk Mettam is a Senior Vice President at TYLin, focusing on strategy and growth for structural engineering. With a Masters from Cornell University, he specializes in advancing structural designs for diverse building types, from historic structures to high-tech facilities. He is a recognized leader in the field of adaptive reuse.

He is passionate about transforming industrial ruins and underutilized buildings into unique and functional urban designs, driven by a philosophy of smart utilization of existing building stock.

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Experience
23 Years
Current Role
Executive Vice President
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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Adaptive Reuse
Champions the concept of “BUILD NOTHING, ” focusing on the smart utilization and transformation of existing building stock, as seen in projects like Michigan Central Station.
Historic Preservation
Has a deep professional focus on historic structures and has taught "The Technology of Historic Preservation" as an adjunct professor at Columbia University.
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Career

Work history

7-1998
Executive Vice President
TYLin
3-2005 - 3-2008
Adjunct Professor
Johns Hopkins Whiting School of Engineering
9-1995 - 5-1998
Associate Adjunct Professor
Columbia University in the City of New York
1996 - 1998
Partner
HLW International LLP
1994 - 1996
Associate
Thornton Tomasetti
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Education
1983 - 1985
Master of Science (MS)
Cornell University
1980 - 1983
BS
University of Maryland
1978 - 1980
Architectural Engineering
Pratt Institute
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